So I'm back in Illinois, and all I want to to do is bounce back to Cali, yo!

Spring Break was amazing. I don't even know if I can explain why, time spent with my closest friends at Bradley, seeing Chris Higgins again, a WHOLE bunch of new experiences, and the beautiful hills of the west coast. I won't be able to listen to Coldplay anymore without thinking of driving in California, or listen to Jack Johnson and not think of an experience of Thursday night.

Coming back from break was a rude awakening, I had a four page paper assignment due Tuesday, and a crap load of work awaiting me in nearly every class. It majorly sucks, break spoiled me a little too well. I realized also that I MISS seeing my friends everyday. I went from seeing 7 of my friends every single day, to barely seeing one a day if I'm lucky. It really made me realize how blessed I am to have my friends, drama and all. I can't wait to live in our house next year! Hopefully it will be just as awesome as California was.

I missed Joe like crazy while I was gone now, and with all these future trips being planned I don't know how I could be seperated from him for so long again. I know it's possible, clearly there are couples who manage to go to seperate schools and only see each other on the spaced out weekends. I give major props to couples who do that, I couldn't imagine not seeing Joe everyday and night. I suppose it's just because that is what I am used to, and if I had another arrangement I would get used to it. At least every reunion will be amazing. Well enough of that rambling ...

I have so many plans coming up for the end of this semester, I can't wait for the weekends. It's the week days that are killers, with major projects coming up in all my classes. Next weekend is SAE's formal in Iowa City and the weekend after that I am going home to see RENT with Caryn and Melissa. I can't wait for both.

I really need to figure out where the hell I'm going to live over the summer. Both options have their plusses and drawbacks. Grrr .... Someone figure out how to let me be in two places at once!!!

So the other day Megan Mussleman asked me if I wanted to visit Fenwick over spring break. And i responded saying that I would be in California over break, but if not I would have loved to visit with her, since I haven't visited since last year. My friend Kate was with me and she looked at me and said "Mary! You are only a sophomore!" Hmm ... good point. I really do maintain that Fenwick brainwashes us. Megan is going through the same obsessed with high school situation that I went through last year. I didn't realize that not EVERYone felt like that about hight school. Fenwick doesn't have the 'ugh, high school' mentality in my mind. I mean, sometimes I cringe thinking of the things I did and the way I acted. And i just laugh and the drama that other people caused. But over all I liked high school, and I guess I'd rather have it that way than the other.

I don't know where that came from but anyways ... I've been away for a while because my hard drive crashed. *sigh* I won't bore you with the rant, but needless to say that sucked.

This week has been insane, 2 tests, 3 writing assignments, plus packing and buying a bathing suit. But somehow I'm coming out of the week quite pleased. I've been surprising myself and doing well in my school work. It's a nice feeling. Bathing suit shopping was a nightmare, but I found one. I had to settle for the only one that my boobs would fit in. Do swim suit makers understand that women have BREASTS?!?!? Holy Crap!

I'm starting to miss my friends from home a little. I hate that I lose almost complete contact with them while I'm at school. I mean, I don't miss them day to day, but when I stop to think of the last time I talked to them, it makes me sad. But I have Rent to look forward to April 7th with Melissa and Caryn at least! :)

Okay, I think that's all I've got. I'll get back to you all after spring break :)

California here we come!